Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
Image: Killadelphia, Nightmare Blog
Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
You guys think maybe we will get a blu-ray release?
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
Image: Killadelphia, Nightmare Blog
Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
Well, the finale is better than the comic, the emotional buildup, the subway scene, it's great,
glad that William is gay now so we don't get that weird William/Eve couple in the comic.
I actually think Eve's parents are better on the show than in the comic. The print version of them is utterly unlikeable, with no redeeming qualities of any kind, and only one small scene towards the latter end of the series where they're even somewhat tolerable and understandable. On the show, while they're still just the absolute worst, there's a smidgen of humanity and concern for their daughter buried under the sexism and 1950's parody that makes them feel a tiny bit more sympathetic.
Anyway, that finale was everything I want it to be and more. So gods damn satisfied with this! I didn't think this show could hold up to the source material; that's my favorite comic of all time and my standards are f*cking high. But Rogan and everyone else on the show has totally sold it, and I daresay even improved on the story of the early issues.
Someone asked about Amber. She's okay. Honestly, she never really was much of a character in the first place, more like the personification of Mark being torn between his old "normal" world and the world he entered when he put on the costume. I think overall the show handles her a slight bit better, they at least gave her the thing at the community center, but Amber was never compelling or interesting as a character and I still don't find her to be one here.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
A lot of characters were made better in the show except maybe Amber.
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
Image: Killadelphia, Nightmare Blog
Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
I think Amber has a lot more character in the show than she did in the comic even if I feel like they're dragging the relationship out...but I guess that's true to the comic, honestly.
Yeah, Mark stayed with her way too long in the comic...but that "back and forth" thing is very high school, and thus fitting, even if Amber is a bore and we're all just waiting for the real relationship to start (though I never found Eve the most compelling love interest or character, either).
I really enjoyed how they played the setup for all the simmering threats; Doc Seismic, the Sequids, Titan, etc., set against Mark's "finish high school, I guess" comment to Allen.
Can't imagine this show playing out better than it did. Seriously, I'm damned impressed.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.